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cien

cien is Spanish for hundred.

What cien means

num. · #400

hundred

Example: Cuesta cien euros.

It costs a hundred euros.

How common is it?

cien is ranked #400 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.

Nearby on the frequency list

Words with a similar frequency to cien — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.

• ocho — eight
• nueve — nine
• diez — ten
• mil — thousand
• medio — half
• por favor — please

See all 500 most common Spanish words

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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22